"the community is judgmental and unfriendly to newcomers and thorny and un-inspiring." Brandon's reply agrees with this criticism, because "I have heard this s

"the community is judgmental and unfriendly to newcomers and thorny and un-inspiring." Brandon's reply agrees with this criticism, because "I have heard this same criticism from other people than you, and at this point I assume it must really be true." The comments here focus on lisp. Lisp isn't the problem.